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do his students buy his china story? >> there is a bubble so that's >> reporter: consider the coming catastrophe of the one-child policy. >> the social security programs and how the government is sort of going to fund this aging population. >> reporter: of course, not everyone at yale believes that china's headed for a fall. >> if you're looking for a crash landing in china, a slowdown that really puts the economy and its supply chain through the windshield. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: steven roach, longtime economist for the morgan stanley investment bank, spent ten years in china. he teaches several courses on the chinese economy at yale. >> look, china is a high growth and the fast pace focused on exports and investment deliver beyond anyone's wildest expectations including the chinese. >> reporter: but a slowdown doesn't sound the death knell for growth, says roach, just a very deliberate shifting of the gears. look at the latest five-year plan, enacted in 2011. >> it's redirecting the mix of economic grow
do his students buy his china story? >> there is a bubble so that's >> reporter: consider the coming catastrophe of the one-child policy. >> the social security programs and how the government is sort of going to fund this aging population. >> reporter: of course, not everyone at yale believes that china's headed for a fall. >> if you're looking for a crash landing in china, a slowdown that really puts the economy and its supply chain through the windshield. it's...
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>> woodruff: ray suarez looks into china's current crackdown on the internet and on its own news media, which is drawing protests. >> ifill: and we remember pulitzer prize-winning journalist richard ben cramer, whose work spanned presidential politics and the lives of superstar athletes. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: saving for the heart. you'll be able to get close to iconic landmarks. to cultural places. it's a feeling that you can only get. these are journeys that change your perspective on the world viking river cruises, explore the world >> bnsf railway. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the renewed concern over mass shootings in the united states-- and how to preven
>> woodruff: ray suarez looks into china's current crackdown on the internet and on its own news media, which is drawing protests. >> ifill: and we remember pulitzer prize-winning journalist richard ben cramer, whose work spanned presidential politics and the lives of superstar athletes. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: saving for the heart. you'll be able to get close to iconic landmarks. to cultural places....
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a lot of things are moving along in china. what does it tell you about the government's attitude toward free speech and free thought? >> (translated): i think this only goes to show that the chinese government and the party still wants to control everything and if they keep holding an attitude of controlling everything otherwise they couldn't sleep i'm afraid they won't be able to sleep well ever. the more they try to suppress the journalism and free media the more it goes to show how important it is and the important role that free peres places in promoting the progress of the society. >> suarez: there's been a new party congress, a new leadership team put in place. are there any signals about their coming attitude toward all these matters? personal freedom, human rights, free speech, free peres? >> (translated): yes, new leaders have come i but if the team is the same i would say not to express too much. but if a sitting team is willing to respect the trend of the time and to respect the people's will then he can make change
a lot of things are moving along in china. what does it tell you about the government's attitude toward free speech and free thought? >> (translated): i think this only goes to show that the chinese government and the party still wants to control everything and if they keep holding an attitude of controlling everything otherwise they couldn't sleep i'm afraid they won't be able to sleep well ever. the more they try to suppress the journalism and free media the more it goes to show how...
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is china trying? are the leaders trying to make it a rich country that we mains lessree? >> the government is trying to do that. in fact, with the global recession they argue that the chinese people might be better. but you have the government themselves are pretty insecure and part of the reason why they are trying to tighten the control is because they feel vulnerable. they know the sosh protests that urban residents and workers and what's interesting about this is that this is so far china's middle-class. educated, wealthy ands one would expect they want to have the right to know. it matters to them. not just freedom of speech. so that's part of what we'll see. essentially you touch off on this but i think it's wider than what we see. it's harder to organize but clearly there's evidence there is widespread sympathy for the southern weekly. >> suarez: because, james, isn't chintryingto modernize? trying to expose its people to the world and is there something con from tra tra dicktory about at the same time trying to control the web which is one of those door ways you o
is china trying? are the leaders trying to make it a rich country that we mains lessree? >> the government is trying to do that. in fact, with the global recession they argue that the chinese people might be better. but you have the government themselves are pretty insecure and part of the reason why they are trying to tighten the control is because they feel vulnerable. they know the sosh protests that urban residents and workers and what's interesting about this is that this is so far...
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we would like to relaunch that site in china but it's a process. >> suarez: so for now full steam ahead in journalism as usual despite this kind of pushback from such a big market? >> that's right. i don't think that this will deter us from doing the journalism we've always done and i credit tv times for letting the story be told. as grady can probably tell you there were hundreds of other organizations targeted by the same group that hit the "new york times", you just haven't heard about any of them. so this is the first time we've been able to provide a rare glimpse into what one of these attacks look like. >> suarez: nicole perlroth, grady summers, thank you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: the nominee for defense secretary, former senator chuck hagel, defended his record at his confirmation hearing. he said america must engage, not retreat, in the world. and the senate gave final approval to suspending the national debt ceiling into may. online we profile a social entrepreneur who works as matchmaker between international artisans and retail
we would like to relaunch that site in china but it's a process. >> suarez: so for now full steam ahead in journalism as usual despite this kind of pushback from such a big market? >> that's right. i don't think that this will deter us from doing the journalism we've always done and i credit tv times for letting the story be told. as grady can probably tell you there were hundreds of other organizations targeted by the same group that hit the "new york times", you just...
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>> china i think is very important thing to mentionment because in the last two years china has become the second largest economy in the wod, not the third. and one thing interesting, we sent three astronauts into outer space, docked with another module that is what a country does when it really wants to be a big superpower in the future. so 50 years from now it's not impossible that china could be at least an equal or the dominant superpower in the world, if it is either of those things americans will wonder what happened. because the idea of our being number one is so woven into our conception of ourselves. >> let's not forget this is only the second time in their long island history that the people of great britain celebrated the diamond jubilee of a monarch. this is the year the pope tweeted for the first time. >> woodruff: surely something that will go down in history. >> in some way was didn't happen, at the end of the year, standard & poor's upgraded greeces bond rating, europe found a way to muddle through. and the world didn't end on december 21st. >> woodruff: compactedly. wh
>> china i think is very important thing to mentionment because in the last two years china has become the second largest economy in the wod, not the third. and one thing interesting, we sent three astronauts into outer space, docked with another module that is what a country does when it really wants to be a big superpower in the future. so 50 years from now it's not impossible that china could be at least an equal or the dominant superpower in the world, if it is either of those things...
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es más, se cree que la reproducción selectiva de peces pa su uso doméstico comenzó en china hace más de dos mil años. se trataba de una selección de carpas dando como resultado a las populares carpas doradas y kois que hoy pueblan centeneras de estanques decorativos por todo el mundo. esta práctica sí que es antigua. ahora está bien claro que la selección de animales no solamente se dio en los animales terrestres sino también en los acuáticos. ahora vamos a hacer una pausa y al regresar tenemos el animal del perfil de mascotas del día de hoy. y además conversaremos a cerca de la relación entre animales y los niños ya volvemos. muchas veces los perros peqeños que son muy nerviosos, a no ser que están acostumbrados y se han quedado con niños pudieran resultar no tan buenos. en una casa con niños pequeños. ♪ y ya estamos de vuelta aquí en mi mascota con la compañía de violeta. en nuestro perfil de mascotas tenemos una raza de perro. este perro es muy popular, lo he visto en la tele, también lo he visto en aeropuertos, supermercados, hasta en restaurantes. es que e
es más, se cree que la reproducción selectiva de peces pa su uso doméstico comenzó en china hace más de dos mil años. se trataba de una selección de carpas dando como resultado a las populares carpas doradas y kois que hoy pueblan centeneras de estanques decorativos por todo el mundo. esta práctica sí que es antigua. ahora está bien claro que la selección de animales no solamente se dio en los animales terrestres sino también en los acuáticos. ahora vamos a hacer una pausa y al...
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and on wall street, stocks had a good day, after reports suggesting the economic outlooks in china and europe may be improving. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 80 points to close at 13,471. the nasdaq rose nearly 16 points to close above 3,121. the standard and poor's 500 hit another five-year high, topping 1,470. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: a series of bombings across pakistan killed over 100 people today and injured scores more. a short while ago, ray suarez talked by phone to "new york times" reporter declan walsh in islamabad about the attacks. declan walsh, welcome to the program. let's begin with the second quetta attack because it was the most deadly of the three. what was the target and who's suspected to be behind it? >> earlier this eve new york stock exchange suicide bomber walked into a club in an ethnic part of quea, that's the community which immigrated from afghanistan about a century ago and has suffer add series attacks at the hands of sunni death squads over the last couple of years. so the suicide bombe
and on wall street, stocks had a good day, after reports suggesting the economic outlooks in china and europe may be improving. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 80 points to close at 13,471. the nasdaq rose nearly 16 points to close above 3,121. the standard and poor's 500 hit another five-year high, topping 1,470. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: a series of bombings across pakistan killed over 100 people today and injured scores...
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un imán para los cazadores furtivos, los matan para quitarles los cuernos que se usan en la medicina china. ♪ quedan menos de 2,000 rinocerontes indios y tres cuartas partes de ellos viven aquí en kaziranga. [rinoceronte gruñendo] grrr... no hay cercas alrededor del parque, así que los guardias patrullan día y noche, son una barrera humana contra los cazadores furtivos. [aves trinando] prip, prip, prip... [gritando] ¡yijiji! [hombre gritando] ¡hey! un cuerno de rinoceronte puede valer más de lo que el indio promedio gana en toda su vida. considerando el riesgo, tanto guardias como cazadores tiran a matar. kaziranga es una zona de guerra de la preservación, los guardias son la infantería y este hombre, el señor das, su comandante en jefe. el señor das los guía desde el frente, estuvo despierto hasta las 3 de la mañana con un informador, pero aún así, llegó al amanecer para patrullar. [hablando en lengua nativa] sus hombres peligran en dos frentes, ante los bien armados cazadores furtivos y ante los mismos animales que deben proteger. a menudo la única forma de penetrar es
un imán para los cazadores furtivos, los matan para quitarles los cuernos que se usan en la medicina china. ♪ quedan menos de 2,000 rinocerontes indios y tres cuartas partes de ellos viven aquí en kaziranga. [rinoceronte gruñendo] grrr... no hay cercas alrededor del parque, así que los guardias patrullan día y noche, son una barrera humana contra los cazadores furtivos. [aves trinando] prip, prip, prip... [gritando] ¡yijiji! [hombre gritando] ¡hey! un cuerno de rinoceronte puede valer...
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in china, the people of beijing suffered through another day of severe smog, and for the first time government officials openly acknowledged the problem. the pollution was at its worst over the weekend, keeping beijing's skyscrapers enveloped in a gray haze. residents young and old wore masks to shield themselves from the pollutants. the smog is expected to linger through tomorrow. leading cabinet ministers in france insisted today they will go ahead with a bill to legalize same sex marriage despite a mass weekend protest. hundreds of thousands of people rallied yesterday at the eiffel tower in paris. they urged president francois hollande to withdraw the legislation, and called instead for a national debate. current plans call for the french parliament to take up the gay marriage measure later this month, and approve it by june. former president george h.w. bush has left a houston hospital, two months after being admitted with a heavy cough. mr. bush is 88, and the nation's oldest living former president. he was hospitalized the day after thanksgiving, after suffering bronchitis. later he was
in china, the people of beijing suffered through another day of severe smog, and for the first time government officials openly acknowledged the problem. the pollution was at its worst over the weekend, keeping beijing's skyscrapers enveloped in a gray haze. residents young and old wore masks to shield themselves from the pollutants. the smog is expected to linger through tomorrow. leading cabinet ministers in france insisted today they will go ahead with a bill to legalize same sex marriage...
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across the industrialized world in places like china and germany, high speed railroads and gleaming new airports, and here in the united states? an infrastructure so outdated that it will take some 2 toy-- 2.2 trillion to fix it, according to the american society of civil nears: -- engineers. there are many reasons behind this grim picture but one reason some experts tell us is how long it takes to approve such projects. >> if you want to understand what's happening, or what is to the happening to infrastructure in america, take a look at the bridge, an 81-year-old mile long structure that connects new jersey to staten island and forms a critical part of the region's transportation grid. it has also become a textbook example of the law of unintended consequences. because of the bridges height or lack of it, the newer generation of bigger ships that will soon pass through the expanded panama canal will be unable to pass under the bridge to reach the ports of newark and elizabeth and new jersey, and howl and hook on staten island. unless is fixed it will cost the region uncounted billions
across the industrialized world in places like china and germany, high speed railroads and gleaming new airports, and here in the united states? an infrastructure so outdated that it will take some 2 toy-- 2.2 trillion to fix it, according to the american society of civil nears: -- engineers. there are many reasons behind this grim picture but one reason some experts tell us is how long it takes to approve such projects. >> if you want to understand what's happening, or what is to the...
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existen libros antiguos en china que recomiendan formas cuidadosas de cómo cuidar a los bueyes o búfalos. estos eran amados como miembros de la familia. ♪ (narrador) incluso el buey es parte del zodiaco chino. los chinos creían que las personas nacidas en el año del buey, eran dignos de confianza y muy fieles. y que eran extremadamente trabajadores, al igual que las personas que nacen bajo el signo de tauro, supongo, pero son un poco testarudos, obstinados, quizás no cedan rápidamente ni en el momento indicado. [pájaros trinando] ¡prii-priii! (narrador) ¿entonces por qué en occidente no damos a las vacas el respeto que se merecen? sólo piensen en todo lo que hacen por nosotros, la vaca es la base de los 5,000 millones de hamburguesas que se comen en los estados unidos cada año. cada año un norteamericano promedio bebe cerca de 100 litros cay se reparten cerca unde 1,000 millones de litros en las escuelas de los estados unidos. con tal demanda de leche y carne, no es de extrañar que en el mundo hoy existan cerca de 1,000 millones de vacas. ¿pero les agradecemos su arduo tra
existen libros antiguos en china que recomiendan formas cuidadosas de cómo cuidar a los bueyes o búfalos. estos eran amados como miembros de la familia. ♪ (narrador) incluso el buey es parte del zodiaco chino. los chinos creían que las personas nacidas en el año del buey, eran dignos de confianza y muy fieles. y que eran extremadamente trabajadores, al igual que las personas que nacen bajo el signo de tauro, supongo, pero son un poco testarudos, obstinados, quizás no cedan rápidamente...
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in china, rare protests erupted against official censorship of one of the country's most liberal newspapers. hundreds of people gathered in guangzhou, outside the headquarters of "southern weekly." they held hand-written signs and chrysanthemums as a sign of symbolic mourning for the death of press freedom. last week, the newspaper tried to print a new year's letter calling for political reforms. censors replaced it with a story lauding the ruling communist party. google's chairman, eric schmidt, began a private visit to north korea today. he arrived with a delegation being led by former new mexico governor bill richardson, who's been to north korea numerous times in the last 20 years. schmidt hopes to get a firsthand look at north korea's social media, and richardson said they'll also ask about a south- korean-born american citizen arrested in the north last november. >> we're here as individual american citizens to look at the humanitarian situation. we're going to ask about the american detainee who is here. we're interested in the economic and political situation. we are concerned about
in china, rare protests erupted against official censorship of one of the country's most liberal newspapers. hundreds of people gathered in guangzhou, outside the headquarters of "southern weekly." they held hand-written signs and chrysanthemums as a sign of symbolic mourning for the death of press freedom. last week, the newspaper tried to print a new year's letter calling for political reforms. censors replaced it with a story lauding the ruling communist party. google's chairman,...
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. >> sreenivasan: for the second time in as many weeks, the smog over eastern china was off the charts today. in beijing, thick gray-brown haze cloaked streets, reducing visibility so much that it forced airlines to cancel flights. those who ventured outside had to don face masks to protect themselves. the chinese government responded by ordering more than 100 factories to suspend production. it also told workers to cut car travel by a third. in u.s. economic news, home prices moved higher in november, at the strongest pace in six years. the standard and poors case- schilr index said new york was the only major city to report a decline. and on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained 72 points to close at 13,954. the nasdaq fell a fraction of a point to close at 3153. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: we take a two-part look at president obama's choice to be the next secretary of defense. confirmation hearings for former nebraska senator chuck hagel are set for thursday. among other things, he is likely to face questions about the penta
. >> sreenivasan: for the second time in as many weeks, the smog over eastern china was off the charts today. in beijing, thick gray-brown haze cloaked streets, reducing visibility so much that it forced airlines to cancel flights. those who ventured outside had to don face masks to protect themselves. the chinese government responded by ordering more than 100 factories to suspend production. it also told workers to cut car travel by a third. in u.s. economic news, home prices moved...
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we stand with north korea and china as the only four countries in the entire world that don't regulate abortion after viability. we can do ber as a civilized country of not only for babies but also for women, for protecting women's health. >> ifill: charmaine voaft of americans united for life and nancy keenan of pro-choice america. thank you very much for a civilized conversation about abortion >> thank you, gwen. ifill: bete ann bowser >> ifill: online, health correspondent betty ann bowser examines how public opinions on abortion have-- and haven't-- changed over the years. and from the newshour archives, see our 1992 reporting when the supreme court revisited the "roe v. wade" decision and upheld it. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day. president obama's forceful new focus on progressive ideals drew praise and potshots on this first working day of his second term. house republicans forged ahead with plans to push through a short-term increase in the national debt ceiling. late today it was widely reported that the pentagon has cleared general john allen, top u.s. com
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in china, the ruling communist party resolved a censorship dispute with an influential newspaper. staffers with "southern weekly" in guangzhou said today officials will no longer directly censor content before publication. other controls will stay in place. protests erupted after censors rewrote a new year's editorial that called for political reform. the washington national cathedral will begin performing same-sex marriages. the cathedral announced the decision today as part of an effort to build a more inclusive community. the 106-year-old cathedral is a spiritual center for the nation, hosting presidential inauguration services and state funerals. it will be one of the first episcopal congregations to allow gay marriage rites. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 61 points to close at 13,390. the nasdaq rose 14 points to close above 3,105. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: can a police office force a drunk driving suspect to take a blood alcohol test without a warrant? that was the question before the supreme court
in china, the ruling communist party resolved a censorship dispute with an influential newspaper. staffers with "southern weekly" in guangzhou said today officials will no longer directly censor content before publication. other controls will stay in place. protests erupted after censors rewrote a new year's editorial that called for political reform. the washington national cathedral will begin performing same-sex marriages. the cathedral announced the decision today as part of an...
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. >> i mean, and we haven't even mentioned china. >> all that asia represents, you know n north korea, south korea, japan. i mean it is everywhere. even before we get to north afica. >> all right, mark shlds, david brooks, thank you both so much. >> sreenivasan: finally, tonight's edition of "need to know" compares differences in how the u.s. and other countries deal with claims of medical malpractice. it's the second of two reports funded by the supporters of the non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group common good. in this excerpt, producer william brangham looks at a solution in denmark. >> after she sens her two young boys off to school, 34-year-old single mom januariette maria boards the bus for the hospital near her rural town in denmark. for several years starting around 2007 she complained to her doctor about bad headaches and feeling exhausted an nauseous all the time. but she says he told her the symptoms were all in her head. >> at one point i go and goog el my systems and kidney disease comes up and i show that to my doctor but he says like he said those other times, there'
. >> i mean, and we haven't even mentioned china. >> all that asia represents, you know n north korea, south korea, japan. i mean it is everywhere. even before we get to north afica. >> all right, mark shlds, david brooks, thank you both so much. >> sreenivasan: finally, tonight's edition of "need to know" compares differences in how the u.s. and other countries deal with claims of medical malpractice. it's the second of two reports funded by the supporters of...